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Trial reportArchives of dermatological research2023

The efficacy and safety of intralesional Candida vaccine versus topical diphencyproprobenone in immunotherapy of verruca vulgaris: A randomized comparative study.

Mohamed H M El-Komy, Shahenda Gamal Shamma, Nermeen Ibrahim Bedair

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Trial report in Archives of dermatological research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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2 · The registry

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed H M El-KomyDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Giza, Egypt.
Shahenda Gamal ShammaDepartment of Dermatology, Elmenshawy General Hospital, Tanta, Egypt.
Nermeen Ibrahim BedairDepartment of Dermatology, Andrology, Sexual Medicine and STDs, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. nermeen.bedair@med.helwan.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0162-5080
Armed Forces College of Medicine · EGCairo University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various therapeutic options are available for verruca. While physical destruction may be associated with scarring, immunotherapy may be effective in treating warts through stimulating body immune response. The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy, safety, and outcome of Candida antigen vs diphencyprone (DPCP) in the treatment of warts. Fifty patients were randomly assigned to receive either intralesional Candida antigen every 3 weeks or weekly DPCP application. Both treatments were applied only to the mother wart. Lesions' clearance and associated side effects were observed up to 4 weeks after treatment. Two blinded physicians evaluated photos of warts before and 4 weeks after the end of treatment. Both modalities granted wart clearance and/or improvement with no statistically significant difference; however, Candida antigen was significantly better in clearing adjacent untreated warts (p = 0.046). Fewer side effects were observed among the Candida antigen group. The response was duration associated in the Candida groups only. Intralesional Candida antigen injection and DPCP treatments for warts yielded improvement with superiority of Candida injection in eradicating distant lesions and fewer side effects. A shorter wart duration may be associated with a better therapeutic response with Candida antigen.

Indexed as

Antigens, FungalCandidiasisDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsVaccinesWartsCandidaCyclopropanesHumansImmunotherapyInjections, IntralesionalTreatment OutcomeAntigens, FungalCyclopropanesdiphenylcyclopropenoneVaccinesCandida antigenDPCPHPVImmunotherapyWarts

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PMID36245011
PMCPMC10020255
OpenAlexW4306369196

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